This is a fine history of the Korean War- probably the best ever written. It’s great to be able to listen to it as an audiobook, even if it is only partial.
I bought the audiobook on cd , it's abridged, I can't understand why this great book about the Korean War hasn't been taken up by Audible, This Audio version is excellent,well read and a great listen,
The American public's indifference to war in Korea and their fighting men cannot be justified, however with WW2 still fresh in the public memory, with the sacrifices made nationally and sadness of so many lives lost, it's not a stretch to imagine a nation emotionally drained and desire to put a past to a war which dominated their lives continually for 4 uninterrupted years could not, would not acknowledge more was to come....and one other thought comes to mind, the horror and magnitude of atomic bombs dropped on two cities had surely rooted onto their collective consciousness and by 1950 became an unknown threat to all.
Hard to believe the great general Douglas MacArthur did not spend a night in Korea, though so many died there. Did he not care about his men? "We lost Davey in the Korean War, still don't know what for..."
He cared about himself being perceived as a hero, a great strategist. He saw himself as the greatest general of the Pacific Theatre. He didn’t care about his men and the people of the Philippines at the end of WWII. He left those people to their unmerciful ends at the Japanese butchers and their unspeakable acts of war crimes; why he’d not think about hundreds of thousands of expendable Chinese fueled by Mao Zedong coming over the border is beyond me but it’s on par with how he left the Pacific Theatre at the end of WWII.
Ok i just purchased with my audible account. Ive read or listened too all there is about the Korean War. Max Hastings, Hampton Sides you name it. Leave it to Halberstam to writeone of the best on the war. Halberstam's the Best and The Brightest is in my top 5 best books on the Vietnam War and ive listened to or read all of them.
One of the reasons this war is forgotten is because it was the first WAR to be called a Police Action. It wsan't. It was a war. right or wrong, good or bad, the men who fought there fought in one of the bitterest conflicts of the 20th century, and it was a WAR. Mishandled by the BIG EGO general Mac, who got thousands of men killed because of his miscalcuations and because of his madness concerning rushing to the Yalu. A tragedy, that is mostly unknown to most of the populace. .
Is this book about a war? Most of the stuff I hear is about the politics and biographical stuff, most notably MacArthur bashing. Sure knowing about the background is important, but imho a book about a war ought to talk about events on the battlefield as well, instead of just mentioning them in passing.
@@miketaylor5212 but still included lots of action, racing the peininsula up and down several times, thrown in a grandiose amphibious landing, a presidential crisis, plenty of stuff to write a more exciting book than this one. Don't get me wrong, all things considered I like it, but it could have been much better.
I can’t imagine reading about a war without knowing the politics that drives it. The politics and the geography are as much of the war as the action is. History in its entirety is to be written about. I want to know the nuts and bolts as well as the action because it is the politics that create and drive that action. But then I’m a serious WWI/ WWII/Korean War history reader. If you want the battlefields, you might prefer documentaries instead of reading.
Well this is just a whole lot of hater-aid on MacArthur, who at the time was the best commander we had regardless of people hating on him, (usually underlings who could not meet his standards) he was still the best hope America had to win this war because the American public thought MacArthur could not fail therefore America could not fail and that’s the truth…it was politics that failed in Korea once again…
Yeah if u feel that way about this author's writing about MacArthur in this book. Don't listen to or read Sir Max Hastings books: The Korean War and Retribution. The exsposing of Macarthur's blunders in the Philippines and The Korean War by Hastings makes Halberstam's The Coldest Winter look tame.
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This is a fine history of the Korean War- probably the best ever written. It’s great to be able to listen to it as an audiobook, even if it is only partial.
Halberstam a master of narrative history. It's a travesty that the Korean War is largely forgotten; the veterans passing all too fast.
Agreed
@@LK-bz9skindeed yes. Not to mention that there was other countries soldiers who fought there too who are barely mentioned let alone forgotten! 🇦🇺
... A superb book that "fleshes out" what many suspected of Douglas MacArthur.
It’s quite an expose on him that really snowballs after his failings during WWII. He’s not on my list of “likes,” for certain.
@@mynamedoesntmatter8652 my dad served in korea under MacArthur he much preferred Ridgeway.
@@mynamedoesntmatter8652 HOW CAN AN EXPOSE SNOWBALL
Part two, please!
I bought the audiobook on cd , it's abridged, I can't understand why this great book about the Korean War hasn't been taken up by Audible, This Audio version is excellent,well read and a great listen,
I just purchased it on my Audible account
Read the book twice. Good to hear the audiobook. Just started but sounds good so far.
Part 2??
Thanks so much!
The American public's indifference to war in Korea and their fighting men cannot be justified, however with WW2 still fresh in the public memory, with the sacrifices made nationally and sadness of so many lives lost, it's not a stretch to imagine a nation emotionally drained and desire to put a past to a war which dominated their lives continually for 4 uninterrupted years could not, would not acknowledge more was to come....and one other thought comes to mind, the horror and magnitude of atomic bombs dropped on two cities had surely rooted onto their collective consciousness and by 1950 became an unknown threat to all.
Please upload Part 2
Hard to believe the great general Douglas MacArthur did not spend a night in Korea, though so many died there. Did he not care about his men?
"We lost Davey in the Korean War, still don't know what for..."
He cared about himself being perceived as a hero, a great strategist. He saw himself as the greatest general of the Pacific Theatre. He didn’t care about his men and the people of the Philippines at the end of WWII. He left those people to their unmerciful ends at the Japanese butchers and their unspeakable acts of war crimes; why he’d not think about hundreds of thousands of expendable Chinese fueled by Mao Zedong coming over the border is beyond me but it’s on par with how he left the Pacific Theatre at the end of WWII.
Really good but no part 02 is brutal. Can’t even find it to purchase anywhere.
Never mind, just my own bookmark. Extraordinary book and narrative.
1:20:30
2:07:45 Part two
Ok i just purchased with my audible account. Ive read or listened too all there is about the Korean War. Max Hastings, Hampton Sides you name it. Leave it to Halberstam to writeone of the best on the war. Halberstam's the Best and The Brightest is in my top 5 best books on the Vietnam War and ive listened to or read all of them.
Great book.. Where's part 2 ? .. please
One of the reasons this war is forgotten is because it was the first WAR to be called a Police Action. It wsan't. It was a war. right or wrong, good or bad, the men who fought there fought in one of the bitterest conflicts of the 20th century, and it was a WAR. Mishandled by the BIG EGO general Mac, who got thousands of men killed because of his miscalcuations and because of his madness concerning rushing to the Yalu. A tragedy, that is mostly unknown to most of the populace. .
3:36:30
Is this book about a war? Most of the stuff I hear is about the politics and biographical stuff, most notably MacArthur bashing. Sure knowing about the background is important, but imho a book about a war ought to talk about events on the battlefield as well, instead of just mentioning them in passing.
that would make a very short book the war only lasted 2 years more or less
@@miketaylor5212 but still included lots of action, racing the peininsula up and down several times, thrown in a grandiose amphibious landing, a presidential crisis, plenty of stuff to write a more exciting book than this one. Don't get me wrong, all things considered I like it, but it could have been much better.
I can’t imagine reading about a war without knowing the politics that drives it. The politics and the geography are as much of the war as the action is. History in its entirety is to be written about. I want to know the nuts and bolts as well as the action because it is the politics that create and drive that action. But then I’m a serious WWI/ WWII/Korean War history reader. If you want the battlefields, you might prefer documentaries instead of reading.
@@ralfwegener2192 its called shaping the background.
Good description of fascist opinions of free men 6:51:28
6:58:50 is about the first American troops to visit
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Another partial upload by another dead channel.
Well, everything’s been pretty much totally wiped out now. I hope to see things uploaded again soon, by anybody. Upsetting, to say the least.
Well this is just a whole lot of hater-aid on MacArthur, who at the time was the best commander we had regardless of people hating on him, (usually underlings who could not meet his standards) he was still the best hope America had to win this war because the American public thought MacArthur could not fail therefore America could not fail and that’s the truth…it was politics that failed in Korea once again…
Yeah if u feel that way about this author's writing about MacArthur in this book. Don't listen to or read Sir Max Hastings books: The Korean War and Retribution. The exsposing of Macarthur's blunders in the Philippines and The Korean War by Hastings makes Halberstam's The Coldest Winter look tame.